Browsing Conference Papers by Subject "Natural fibers"

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    • Development of coconut fiber with the addition of fly ash for cement panel application in construction 

      Alida, Abdullah; Shamsul Baharin, Jamaludin, Prof. Dr.; Mazlee, Mohd Noor (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Centre for Graduate Studies, 2010-10-16)
      Natural fibers exist in large quantities and have been classified as waste materials. Coconut fiber is one of them and it is used as addition in fabrication of cement panel. Industrial waste materials such fly ash is ...

    • The effect of sodium hydroxide on properties of coconut shell filled polyester composites 

      Marliza, Mostapha@Zakaria; Salmah, Husseinsyah, Dr. Ir.; Teh, Pei Leng (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Centre for Graduate Studies, 2010-10-16)
      The treatment of coconut shell (CS) with sodium hydroxide on properties of Polyester/CS composites has been carried out. The results showed that the treatment using sodium hydroxide indicates higher in tensile strength and ...

    • Utilizing sugarcane wasted fibers as a sustainable acoustic absorber 

      Azma, Putra; Yasseer, Abdullah; Hady, Efendy; Wan Mohd Faridh (Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)
      The use of synthetic materials as acoustic absorbers is still applied extensively in building industry. These non-biodegradable materials do not only cause pollution to the environment, but their production also contributes ...